I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
What you must accept is that your life is not going to be the same while you are writing. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
After a war life catches desperately at passing hints of normalcy like vines entwining a hollow twig. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
A man's life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world,… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“In such a regime, I say you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The writer is often faced with two choices--turn away from the reality of life's intimidating complexity or conquer its mystery by battling… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Many writers can't make a living. So to be able to teach how to write is valuable to them. But I don't… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
We shall all live. We pray for life, children, a good harvest and happiness. You will have what is good for you… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
I don't care about age very much. I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest. That's not the way… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
In such a regime, I say, you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world,… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
If you had been poor in your last life I would have asked you to be rich when you come again. But… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“In the vocabulary of certain radical theorists contradictions are given the status of some deadly disease to which their opponents alone can… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“It is significant, for example, that the moment when churchmen began to doubt the existence of the black man’s soul was the… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“Equiano, one of the luckiest among them, acquired an education, freed himself, and wrote a book in 1789: The Interesting Narrative of… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Now one of the changes that must come to Africa is the idea of limited rule, I mean in term of how… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“You think you are the greatest sufferer in the world? Do you know that men are sometimes banished for life? Do you… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“In such a regime, I say you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot your murdered… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
“Do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and a proud heart. A proud heart can survive a general… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
“And so Mr. Brown came to be respected even by the clan, because he trod softly on its faith.” — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
“I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others is also making it for himself.” — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
I find Nigeria very frustrating. I am not alone in this. There are many Nigerians abroad. As you know, the brain drain is just… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
I do not actually see how art, literature can be anything other that being in that domain of trying to tell us, trying to… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
When I began going to school and learned to read, I encountered stories of other people and other lands. In one of my essays,… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane. H. P. LOVECRAFT, attributed, Telling It Like It Is Dancing is very important nowadays.… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
“Then listen to me,' he said and cleared his throat. 'It's true that a child belongs to its father. But when a father beats… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
What you must accept is that your life is not going to be the same while you are writing. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share
